The Madam's Punishment, Dai Hao's Regret

The value of a close-combat Soul Tool is far higher than that of an ordinary Soul Tool of the same rank.

How could such a precious Soul Tool be in that woman's possession?

"Hmph, that was a token of affection your dear father gave that woman. I've actually known about it all along, but I never interfered, leaving her a choice."

Xu Feiyan sneered, resting her chin on one hand, her pretty face etched with a mix of resentment and coldness. "Whenever she finally comes to her senses, she can take this Level 6 close-combat Soul Tool, walk out the gates of the White Tiger Duke Mansion, and fly far away with her precious son."

"Selling this Level 6 close-combat Soul Tool would provide enough money for that mother and son to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. What a pity, what a pity..."

Xu Feiyan shook her head, the smile on her face mocking that woman, or perhaps mocking herself.

"Go and demand that woman hand over this hidden Level 6 Soul Tool. She certainly won't comply. Then, you will have a reason to give her a little taste of trouble..."

Listening to his mother's plan, Dai Huabin was stunned at first, then his gaze transformed into one of reverence and ecstasy.

"Good, good, good. Mother is truly wise. This way, I guarantee that little bastard will be in for a world of hurt!"

"Hmph, you thief. After all your sophistry, now that the stolen goods have been recovered, what else do you have to say?"

In his hand, Dai Huabin gripped a dagger as white as jade, clearly an item of immense value, a cold sneer on his face. Huo Yun'er's expression went blank, then dissolved into madness.

"Give it back, give it back!"

Huo Yun'er rushed forward like a madwoman to snatch it back, but Dai Huabin kicked her in the stomach, sending her flying far away.

Although Huo Yun'er was an adult and Dai Huabin was only an eleven-year-old boy, in terms of physique, Dai Huabin was already much larger than her. Not to mention, Dai Huabin was already a two-ring Soul Grand Master, while Huo Yun'er was merely an ordinary person!

"Dai Huabin, you deserve to die!"

At that moment, a roar of incomparable fury erupted from the crowd nearby. A young boy could no longer restrain himself; flames of rage erupted from his Spirit Eye, his three-eyed white tiger form instantly manifesting as he lunged at Dai Huabin!

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Little Yuhao rained punch after punch onto his enemy, having completely lost his reason, deaf to the sounds from the periphery.

Even though Huo Yun'er had regained her senses by now and was frantically telling her son to stop, little Yuhao ignored her completely!

"Stop, Dai Yuhao, have you lost your mind?"

Not until the very last moment did the cold voice of the Duchess ring out. A beam of Star Chain Light bound the red-eyed Yuhao and flung him aside. At that moment, Huo Yun'er closed her eyes in agony!

"Dai Yuhao is naturally vicious, beating his own flesh and blood and nearly causing him permanent injury. As his teacher, this Concubine cannot shirk her responsibility for such cruelty and fratricidal behavior!"

In the family interrogation room, the Duchess sat in the main seat, her expression appearing deeply self-reproachful.

"Indeed. This Huo Yuhao is so vicious at such a young age. If he continues to cultivate like this, it will be disastrous! With a twisted heart, the greater his power, the greater the harm. If he were to become an Evil Soul Master, wouldn't he endanger the world?"

A family elder waved his hand and said coldly.

"Hmph, he was the one who bullied my mother first!"

With his hands bound, forced to kneel on the cold floor, Yuhao's eyes were filled with coldness as he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Silence! Even at this point, you remain so stubborn and unrepentant. You are beyond teaching!"

Another family elder jumped in, pointing a trembling finger at Yuhao as if lamenting his lack of potential, and rebuked him angrily.

"Damn, the acting skills of these people in the White Tiger Duke Mansion are truly something! If they didn't go to the Sun Moon Empire to film Soul Tool movies, it would be a waste of talent!"

Outside the Sky Screen, across the Douluo Continent, many sects were sighing with such sentiments.

As long as one wasn't a fool, it was clear by now that everyone in the White Tiger Duke Mansion had become a lackey of the Duchess!

As for those who had once opposed the Duchess or remained neutral, those familiar old faces were becoming increasingly scarce on the Sky Screen! One could only fear that they had long since been reassigned elsewhere by the Duchess under various pretexts.

Under these circumstances, anyone could see that Huo Yuhao was in a desperate situation!

"How unwise! To endure for so long, only to fall at the final hurdle..."

"But in such a situation, who could continue to endure? One can only blame the Duchess for being too cunning."

"No... it is that woman who is too greedy. Sigh, even if she keeps this Level 6 Soul Tool, what use is it if she cannot keep the heart of the White Tiger Duke?"

All sorts of controversies were playing out across the continent. As for the core of the discussion, the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao himself, he sat in his command tent, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

"These two women, neither of them gives me a moment of peace!"

He could certainly see through Huo Yun'er's intentions. In truth, the reason he hadn't returned for so long was that he had tacitly permitted the Duchess to handle family matters as she saw fit.

He wasn't a complete idiot. By ignoring everything and staying away from the White Tiger Duke Mansion for so long, how could he not have anticipated the treatment Huo Yun'er would receive?

But his relationship with Huo Yun'er had been nothing more than a momentary impulse. To put it bluntly, once he grew tired of her, it lost all meaning! If she were sensible, she would have taken the gift he gave her and cleared out, finding somewhere else to live her life.

As for truly entering the gates of the White Tiger Duke Mansion? That was out of the question! Hoping to rise in status through her son was a pipe dream!

His current legitimate wife was the sister of the reigning Star Luo Emperor. If he were to take a concubine, it would at least have to be the daughter of the empire's top nobility or a major Soul Master sect.

Given Huo Yun'er's lowly background, how could she ever truly enter the gates of his Dai family?

Even the ancestor Dai Mubai would have kicked her out on sight!

Back in the day, ancestor Mu Bai played around with so many beautiful girls, even twins. If he had married them all, what would have happened? Wouldn't he have become the laughingstock of the world?

However, that was only based on the premise that a woman like Huo Yun'er had no offspring, or that her child's aptitude was mediocre.

But the situation is different now! This Dai Yuhao's talent is clearly frighteningly high; if nurtured well, he will surely become a Super Douluo in the future. It is not even impossible for him to touch the threshold of a Limit Douluo.

If Dai Yuhao were to truly become a Limit Douluo, why would their White Tiger Clan need to fear the mere Xu Clan at all? They wouldn't even need to speak; the Star Crown Clan would have to abdicate and voluntarily return the imperial throne to the Dai family!

It is hateful that within the Sky Screen, I was kept in the dark, allowing the Duchess to cover the sky with one hand and strangle the future hope of the Dai family. And there I was in the Sky Screen, foolishly handling military affairs on the front lines, knowing nothing!